Hi Sara,
 SG> Recently I tried to do some cards that are folded in 3 and decorated on
 SG> the slant.  I also tried some new large stamps for the front of cards.
 SG> It's fun.
Those sound very interesting Sara!  I've been busy with my renovations on the 
house I haven't had time to enjoy my rubber stamping or ribbon embroidery :-(
I did try a little pergamano yesterday while keeping an eye on my pet 
abbits.
The girls where at school so I took pity on them and let them jump around in 
my craft room. Much to my dismay, Vanilla decided to nibble on the cord of 
the heat gun! I had the cord pulled up quite high and kept shooing them away 
from that area..... but she must have nipped and ran ...... no more heat 
gun..... It was practically new too! 
Back to the stove element I'm afraid.. Perhaps if Michaels has a 40% off sale 
again somewhere I can get someone to buy another for me.. I doubt if the cord 
on this one can be fixed.
As for ribbon embroidery I just bought some cute frames.  The are pewter 
frames about 4 x 4 and have a small cat sitting on a ledge looking out a 
window. They are quite unique and I though of making a small rose garden in 
the window with silk ribbon. Make a nice little picture.....
I came across a couple of Pattern books called Ribbon Embriodery from 
cross-stitching by Jeanette Crews Designs.... Victorian Elegance with a 
ladies hat with ribbon roses on it... a parasel with roses.... and victorian 
shoe with roses and a flower basket with roses.... The other is called 
Hosewarmers...
a Welcome sign with cheribs... a window box with dangling ribbon flowers...
A wreath on a door... and a mail box with ribbon flowers up the post...
Haven't done any yet but they look quick to work up. 
I have a email friend in Singapore that sent me a very good mag called:
Stamping and papercrafts. It is an Austrialian publication. New on the 
arket.
One of the many projects was using a rubber stamped image and then using 
ribbon embroidery to fill it in! The example was a topiary tree. The trunk 
and flowers where done in silk ribbon and beads where added for a look of 
elegance. The pot was a button. Another example was a large stamp of a 
house. Emboridery floss was used to outline the stamped image. Very 
interesting! 
An article on making paper too! Even a pergamano bookmark, how to make paper 
roses, paper tole, quilling, scherenschnitte, calligraphy, decoupage, and 
making envelopes! Lots of advertising for all the products used in the 
projects.It is a wonderful mag and worth every cent if you can find it!
TTYL
Gail
 
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